FUNCTION::PID2TASK(3stap)

💖 FUNCTION::PID2TASK 💖

ok so bestie, we're in the Context Functions section of the SystemTap tapset manual, and this one is chef's kiss simple. Let me put you on.

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✨ NAME ✨

function::pid2task — the task_struct of the given process identifier

like. it takes a pid. it hands you the task. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

pid2task:long(pid:long)

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• pid — the process identifier, aka the number you already know and love 💅

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⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

Return the task struct of the given process id.

that's it. that's the function. you give it a <pink>pid</pink>, it gives you back the <purple>task struct</purple> for that process. no cap, no drama, no surprises. it's giving "one job, doing it flawlessly." 👑

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• tapset::task(3stap)

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fr fr, if you ever need to go from "which process is this number" to "okay but what is the actual task thing," this is your girl. 🫶

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k byeee, this page came straight outta the SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version September 2026 — mwah, stay slay, go read tapset::task(3stap) next 💜✨